| Editor & Curator |
Adolfo Roitman. |
| Imprint |
Jerusalem, Israel, 1997. 71 pp., 72 pp.*, illustrations: 55 col., 18 b&w, 27 × 21 cm. Hebrew and English. |
| ISBN |
9652782068 |
| Location |
Israel Museum (7 June 1997–7 June 1998) |
| Description |
Scrolls and objects relating to the everyday life of the Qumran sectarians. Catalog in three main parts: an historical overview of the discoveries at Qumran (Hanan Eshel), a detailed look at individual aspects of the sectarians’ daily life (the concept of time, shelter, morning prayer, livelihood and handicrafts, purity, etc.), with introductory essay by Adolfo Roitman, and a reconstruction of a “day in the life” of sect member Hananiah Nothos (Magen Broshi). No itemized listing. |
| main keywords |
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDSDEAD SEA SCROLLS |
| minor keywords |
CoinsEretz IsraelHand-washing vesselsMikvah |